LANSING — A bill that would present Michigan schools the option of offering hunter safety programs for sixth through 12th grades has passed in the Michigan House. House Bill 4285 passed Wednesday with overwhelming support, 101-7, with two not voting. Among those supporting the bill were ...

A Taylor County judge has denied a northern Wisconsin tribe’s request to temporarily halt state approval of a mining company’s plans to drill for copper and gold on Forest Service land near Medford. In February, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a general construction ...

Norway High School had its National Honor Society induction ceremony May 14 at Norway Mountain. One senior, Tirah Hauswirth, and eight juniors — Owen Baij, Joey Bourg, Ashley Carlson, Paytan Carlson, Rowen DeDecker, Alyssa dela Cruz, Kara Stanchina and Ella Wojtowicz — were inducted. The ...

CASPIAN — Iron County Audubon Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Iron County Museum in Caspian. Bill Ziegler, a retired Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist and wildlife photographer, will present talks on a trip to Iceland and on Alaskan wildlife. Refreshments ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Craft beverage lovers can expect to taste some of the area’s finest at this year’s Brew Fest. The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority hosts its first summer festival of the season from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday in front of the downtown stage parking lot, at the ...

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Menomonee Falls, Wis., teen was killed in a UTV crash Saturday off of Hobart Lane in the town of Niagara, Wis., Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller said. Gabriel N. Avila-Neuheisel, 18, was on a dirt trail on private property when he lost control of the UTV and it ...